If you knew then what you knew now...Would You?

[RyanJD]

So would you have picked up the game ?

P.S It could be anything related to the game; like were you better off without the game; it doesn't just have to be the turn for the worse.

[Deleted]

Yes, I'd be a better player if I picked WoW up years ago knowing what I know now

[Imnick]

Yes
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[Kuthe]

Yeah, prior to Cata, I had some great times, meeting some new people and doing some raids that were amazing.
I ended up quitting a month after Cata's release, and resubbed for a month on the launch of 4.3.
I'll be back for MoP, and I'm hoping it ends up getting a feel back of what it used to be like, but I doubt it, due to most of the reason its hated now is because of the negativity of a large portion of the players.

[Faldric]

Yes to Vanilla, BC, Wotlk.
No to Cataclysm

[Faenskap]

Yes.

(reply isn't too short with some smiley spam!)

[anveena]

No, I wouldn't have bought the game.

[Nest]

Yes, made a lot of new friends and I've got some really great memories.

[Rixis]

no, out of curiosity over how my life would have progressed without it

i am/was of an age where wow may have affected it, might not, who knows, but yeah, curiosity /me cat

[Draenox]

no, out of curiosity over how my life would have progressed without it

i am/was of an age where wow may have affected it, might not, who knows, but yeah, curiosity /me cat

Agreed on that

[sinisterwyvern]

Absolutely yes

[huangzhong9]

Absolutely i would.

[Belize]

No because I would lose that fresh-new nooby feeling I had and that I'm looking to maybe, possibly get back but am not finding it.

[Deleted]

I would deffo have bought the game. If not for the game, I would never have met my current girlfriend of 1 ½ years.

[Pikevinge]

I did a lot of research before getting into WoW and made sure I would feel comfortable paying 15$ a month for a long time to play this game. So no, I have the annual pass and no regrets.

[Noomz]

So would you have picked up the game ?

P.S It could be anything related to the game; like were you better off without the game; it doesn't just have to be the turn for the worse.

How COULD I know what I know now but back then? The things I know now are things that didn't excist back then.
Though what exactly do you mean with what I know now?

[Jimmyd]

Nope. It was the discovery of new things, exploring this fascinating massive world of azeroth. It was the fact that I was a noob that made the game interesting for me. I really can't put a reason for why I still play, but I wish I was still that noob who was stoked on getting a green axe. The good ol' days

[Rekiara]

Classic, BC and Wrath, yes. The "Time and Money" to "Entertainment" ratio was, in hindsight, worth it for me through those expansions, until I ran out of things to do after a couple months of 3.3. At that point, I quit the game, but the time I'd spent was worth it.

Cataclysm . . . if I knew how it was going to shake out, I'd have gone with my gut and stayed unsubbed. Instead, for the first time, I find myself regretting the time and money spent on WoW in the last 12 months =(

[Burchoid]

Everyone who clicked No should delete toon and quit the game.

[Feel The Power]

How COULD I know what I know now but back then? The things I know now are things that didn't excist back then.
Though what exactly do you mean with what I know now?

Why be difficult over this? There's really no reason to take a silly question this seriously, but hopefully you feel cool about yourself now.
As for the question, being a lifelong gamer since like 1982 I definitely would have still played the game. It was my first mmo, and over the last 7 years it was some of the most gaming fun I ever had.